Countries Visited
In just over 28 years I have been able to visit ALL of the world’s countries (197/197 U.N Countries & 250 Plus Total Territories/Countries). I have set foot in all seven continents, and I hope to continue exploring every hidden corner of this incredible planet. Click on a country below to see my related pages.
Travel Stories
Hiring a Float Plane and Being Dropped Off into the Kodiak Island Wilderness for a Week with the World’s Largest Bears
September 2014: As part of a larger trip to Alaska that also included seeing polar bears in the wild in the Inupiat village of Kaktovik, my brother Jesse, friend Evan and I visited Kodiak Island for...
Watching Polar Bears in the Inupiat Village of Kaktovik on the Edge of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
September 2014: Alaska is hands down one of my favorite places on Earth. Its wilderness and wildlife are just simply unparalleled. I have been to Alaska multiple times and I will keep returning. On...
A Few Days in Chinese Hong Kong & Macau-Previously Under British and Portuguese Rule
A Luxurious Stopover: Hong Kong & Macau Before the Wild July 2014: On my way to Vietnam and Cambodia, I had a three-day layover in Hong Kong and Macau, a brief but fascinating detour before an...
A Week of Adventure in the World’s Largest Cave-Hang Son Doong
Largest Cave in World in Terms of VolumeJuly 2014: I first learned about the great cave when I flipped open a National Geographic magazine and saw photos of a place so vast and otherworldly that it...
On Overnight Patrol with Park Rangers in Cardamom National Park, Cambodia
Cambodia and the Cardamom Mountains: A Rain-Soaked Adventure July 2014: As part of a two-week trip that included Hang Son Doong in Vietnam and Thailand, I returned to Cambodia after a decade, eager...
My Nation’s Capital, Old Appalachian Towns, Civil War History & Almost Being Arrested for Trespassing, Virginia
April 2014: Chasing History and Hill Country in Appalachia A Weekend in Virginia and West Virginia with My Brother Reuniting in the Blue Ridge Over a long weekend, I flew to Richmond, Virginia to...
Navigating the Vast Road-less and Narco-Trafficker Ridden Rainforests of La Mosquitia, Honduras
About Las MosquitiaFebruary 2014: The La Mosquitia region of Honduras is the largest rainforest in the Americas north of the Amazon. It is a largely roadless area of indigenous people, rare wildlife...
Spending Christmas in Kurdistan, Iraq
Christmas in Iraq and a Winter Ascent of Mount Nemrut December 2013: One of the key reasons I’ve been able to travel to most of the world while working full-time is my refusal to let any time off go...
Winter Traveling with Reindeer Herders into the Siberian Arctic, Yamal Peninsula
Preserving Vanishing Cultures: A Journey to the Nenets of Siberia February 2013 – One of the greatest motivations behind my travels is the opportunity to visit exotic cultures and indigenous...
Climbing the Mountain of Nemrut in Winter to Gaze into the Mysterious Statues of the Ancient King Antiochos
A Winter Ascent of Mount Nemrut December 2013: I traveled to central Turkey with one goal in mind—climbing Mount Nemrut in winter. Known for its towering ancient statues and massive stone heads,...